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Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang PRO

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Pogostemon seu Agastache, Huo Xiang 藿香 Wrinkled Giant-Hyssop, Patchouli (Agastache)Cablin Patchouli (Pogostemon)Huo Xiang (Agastache) (TCM)Guang Huo Xiang (Pogostemon) (TCM)Paachi (Pogostemon, Ayurveda) Agastache rugosaPhoto by Dalgial (Wikimedia) Pogostemon cablinPhoto by Forest & Kim Starr (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two different herbs supply Huo Xiang:  1. Agastache rugosa (Tu Huo Xiang)  2. Pogostemon cablin (syn. P. patchouli var. sauvis,…

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Agrimonia, Agrimony, Xian He Cao FREE

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Agrimonia, Agrimony Chinese Agrimony, Xian He Cao 仙鹤草 Xian He Cao (TCM Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Thomé, O.W., Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, Tafeln, (1885) Eupatorium of Avicenna (left); Eupatorium of Mesue (right)New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Agrimonia eupatoriaA, pilosa and…

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Electuary of Pearl (Galen)

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Electuarium de Margaritis Electuary of Pearl Tradition: Western Source / Author: Galen (Pharmacopoeia Persica) Herb Name PearlRed CoralAniseedWhite BehenWinter CherryIvy root *SchoenanthCyperusTamarisk fruitCassia WoodCinnamon Gum ArabicTragacanthAsarumMastic Latin MargaritaCorallum rubrumPimpinella anisumCentaurea behenPhysalis alkekengiHedera helixCymbopogon schoenanthusCyperus rotundusTamarix gallicaCinnamonum cassiaCinnamonum zeylanicumAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthAsarum europeum Pistacia lentiscus Amount ½ dram ea. 3 drams ea. 1 drams ea. 1/4 dram…

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Nelumbo Semen, Lotus Seed, Lian Zi PRO

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Nelumbo Semen, Lotus Seed, Lian Zi 莲子 Lian Zi (TCM) Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829) Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840 Botanical name: Nelumbo nucifera Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral (slightly Cool), dry. Sweet Classification: R. Astringents Uses: 1. Strengthens the Spleen, Stops Diarrhea: -Chronic Diarrhea with lethargy, loss…

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Wen Jing Tang

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Wen Jing Tang 温经汤Warm the Menses Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue) Herb Name Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia)Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon)Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage)Bai Shao (White Peony)E Jiao (Donkey hide gelatin)Mu Dan Pi (Tree Peony root bark)Ren Shen (Ginseng)Gan Cao…

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Common Decoction

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Decoctio CommunisCommon Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Augustana Herb Name PrunesLicoriceCurrantsAniseedFennel seedBorage flowersBugloss flowers Latin Prunus domesticaGlycyrrhiza glabra Ribes nigrumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalis Amount 12 1⁄2 ounce ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. Preparation: Seethe in 1 quart of water until one-third has been consumed Function: Laxative, opens Obstructions Use: 1. useful to…

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Cooling Electuary of Musk (Rhazes)

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Cooling Electuary of Musk Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Rhazes (De Causis Accidentium, Maimonides) Herb Name RoseTabasheerCoriander seedAmberPearlMusk Latin Rosa gallicaBambusae silicaeCoriandrum sativumSuccinumMargaritaMoschus Amount 6 parts ea. 3 parts1 part Preparation: Dissolve Sugar in sour apple juice, boil until like honey; add the above in powder Function: Strengthens the Heart without Heating Use: 1….

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Powder for Cold Cough

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Powder for Cold Cough Tradition: Western Source / Author: An Hospital for the Diseased, gathered by T.C., 1579 Herb Name GingerElecampaneLicoriceAniseedSugar Candy Latin Zingiber officinalis Inula helenium Glycyrrhiza glabra Pimpinella anisum Saccharum Amount 2 drams4 drams1 oz.2 oz. 3 oz. Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough, Frees the Lungs Use: 1. Cold-type Cough2….

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Syrup of Violet Compound

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Syrup of Violet Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name fresh Violet leavesQuince seedMallow seedJujube Sebesten Latin Viola odorata Cydonia oblonga Malva sylvestris Ziziphus jujuba Cordia spp Amount 5 handfuls 7 handfuls ea. 20 of each Preparation: Boil in Barley water; to the strained liquor add 1 1⁄2 lbs. of white sugar, and form…

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Powder to Cool the Heart

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Pulvis Cordis RefrigeransPowder to Cool the Heart Tradition: Western Source / Author: Augustana Herb Name Bugloss flowerBorage flowerBalmRed SandalwoodWhite SandalwoodYellow SandalwoodRose Citron peelSorrel seedAloeswoodCloveGarnetJacinthSapphireCarnelianEmeraldDoronicumRed BehenWhite BehenAmber Bone of a Stag’s HeartPearlRed CoralWhite CoralTabasheer (‘Spodium’)Saffron CamphorMusk Latin Lycopsis arvensisBorago officinalisMelissa officinalisPterocarpus santalinusSantalum albumSantalum citrinumRosa gallica Citrus medicaRumex acetosaAquillaria agallochaEugenia caryophyllusGranatumHyacinthusSapphirus SardinusSmaragdusDoronicum hookeriSalvia hemotodesCentaurea behenSuccinumOs Cordis CerviiMargaritaCorallum…

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Powder for Defect of Milk

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Powder for Defect of Milk Tradition: Western Source / Author: Grulingus Herb Name Red Clover seedAniseedSesame seedFennel seedWhite Poppy seed Latin Trifolium pratense Pimpinella anisum Sesamum indicum Foeniculum vulgare Papaver somniferum Amount 1⁄2 oz. each Preparation: Powder Function: increases Milk supply and quality Use: Defect of Milk (poor quality or supply)= Dose: 1 dram with…

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Centauri minus, Centaury the less PRO

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Centauri minus, Centaury the less Centaurea, Febrifuga, Fel Terra, Libadion (Pliny), Leptophyllum (Theophrastus)Seigar (Arabic) Mesuae Opera, 1570 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Left: Yellow Flowered Centaury; Right: Yellow Thorough-leaved CentaurySalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Botanical name: Centaurium erythraea (syn. C. centaurium)Related species include C. tenuiflorum, C. littorale ssp. uliginosum,…

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